Thread-cutter for the depleted weft of weft-replenishing looms.



E. H. BALLOU. v

THREAD CUTTER FOR THE DEPL ETED WEFT 0F WEFT REPEENISMNG LOOMS.

APPL'aCATION FILED OCT. 18' 1912 3 SHEETSSHEET I.

Patehted May l, 1915 I E. H. BALLOU. THREAD ,CUTTER FOR THE DEPLETED WEF'T OF WEFT REPLENSHlNG LObMS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 18. 1912. 4 Lififiggjgy Patented May 4, 1910.

4 v 3 SHEEfS SHEET 2.

E H. BALLOU. THREAD CUITER FOR THE DEPLETED WEFT 0F WEFT REPLENISHING LOOMS.

APPLICATION HLED OCT. l8. 1912- v 4 Patented Ma 3 SHEETS EEG momma Application flied October 13,

lowing is o specification.

In SO-CfiiiQd feeler weft-irogaienisiiing iooms wherein the replenishment isofi'o-siod prior to the complete eximusiion of the running wofit the spent depioieai vz of -oarrier is ejected from the loom While still retaining some waft, with tho resuit fihod: o. weft iIhIGZLOi is left oxoanciiiw 'from the lseivag o through the eye of the siu stie to 0112 discimrgofi do pleiod wefboarriay. It is imgjorant that this dopioizoii wofib threw snouid, be promptly amma befom tho firsi; Eight of the shuitlo Wiiii the fiQEih supoiy wait.

The invention conoiois in an improved thioa miter Whioii piiompfiiy and coi'iaoioiyoutsz iiiii, woi a @hxozwfi off. ii-e pioiooi wofooarrioi'.

Figure 1, is side viaw. of enough of a loom equipped Wioil the present improvo meat-s $0 enabio the improvomonts to be 2mdomtoooiflaiio lay a5; the repionisoing of the loom being shown in vertical. section n the pione indicoied by lino l-1 in 2. 2, is plan viow porfiinom; porfiioms of the loom, i5, pairfi the lay being shown in horizonmi section. Fig. 3., is a vei'fiical iongituciinal sootioo of a, poriioii of the, lay the i'o ienisiimg side of tho loom in the piano iniioaoed bywhe iirio 3-5 in Fig. 2. Figs. i, and iiiusfirofio tho throad. cufioz' om tho thyme! utte-r in. (iii fore-n15 0"omtive. posifiions, who by in ouch figure be? iliusti'zitad in vertimi verso section in the piano lino 4 4;- in 2.

The pfofioiit IHEPI'OVEYHQRiTfi-i are ii in film accompanying drawings in wikii wofiz-zepiexiishing mechanism. ohm nor so" forth in Lotion Rutoot of 3319 Uniwd States No. 1,082,390, Decem M213. in accorance wifih that 3;: my A, carries a, ware weft-carries- 1) immediiii-eiy above tine at Jienisi'iilig sido of when ave'tt-repienishmow 1 shumio-hox itefwii. o spmo Wefi-oarriw tioiai o;

Specification of Letters Ihatent.

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the iay a fresh weft-car lei is transferred from a maig azii e independent of the lay to the lay, ready 1'01 the all for replenishment. in accordance with thzii pofienu, whenjhe cimngo-shafi; L; of the Zoom is rocked as fhf: result of the o1" wot z cieiooizor, a ei'zun o: mechanism is ferred to [9 ii iiio oi-$325 VT-31% minor is ogeczeci. A2; a sobsequont beat of piit into action whioh resuits in iii a lifting oi m sout'tlo-ooi;

In accordance with 2119 improvemenis of is actuated at ihe pmpexinstant by appropriate instrumontaiities opemiiveiy oomiecizad wiizh the train of mechaziism inflzoiveiiing befiwcen tho change-shaft D Lilo shuttlebox (I, and the threaci of he depieteei Weftcmrier is moved into the jaws of the cum/o1 by' means of fihreoci lirocior F, which is moved as the immediate result of the lifting; of tho shuaile-box C, x V Aooorciingiy, the co leofiing train of niechmii: between the mango-shaft D, :m i sho siiuiztiobox G, iiiustmteci in accompanying drawing 0 that the movements of fine 61mm} outta? 5, and. the zi'ireaci-direoiioi 1*, maybe unci'orsood.

The oiiangwshoft D, has 2; crank arm i0 fast thereon which, ai its inner ond, oozineotod by 21 ink 11, v. uh crank arm ii), on a rocioshai't 13. rock-simfi-b its rear ozid an acmitor 14, which ena collar 15 (see Fig. 2-} on a spindle 16, which slides in a sieevo 37, on the end of a. iifting iovor 18. which is pivoioii at to the iooiii fram. A's its outor omi this siid'mg spindio 16, carries a omnwoii 230 which cooperates with a com 551., on the km or mini-shaft of the loom. li'm-muiiy the cum-mil 20 is min, of the path of cam 21, as showii in Pg. being moinminmi in this Mio 1301;: on T 17 the sapling Who io'woveig. the Chiafiig shaft 1), 1S moko mo Jesuit of $2.5 appi'ooohing QXilz'iHSiliOEl oi' the wait Hiecam-1'01 :20, is moved outwz'zirdiy imbo the pa of the cam 2f theraijy rocking 119 i flavor 18. This iiiting-iovor 18 as: his ior'w d and is ooiizioctod by an Olfdihflfff give-Way con- .nection 22 ami a Fo 2 to lifting-r051 25, and this iking-rod 25, is connectmi in a "way to the rising ami failing All, Eiie shuttle V cam-1 oil 20, a spring 26, restores the shuttleof a rock-shaft e. At the outer end of the rock-shaft e, is a second crank-arm f, to which is adjustably connected the upper end of a rod 9, which, at its lower end, passes through an erture in an arm h, rigidly fastened to t e front portion of the link lever 18. The rod 9, is yieldingly connected with the arm It, by means ofa springz', which bears at its lower end upon the arm k, and at its outer end against a collar 7', fast on the rod g." Nuts Z, adjustably. screwed "to the lower end of the rod 9, beneath the arm h, maintain the rod g,'in proper relation to the arm h. It is evident that when the forward end of the lifting lever 18, is

raised for the purpose of lifting the shuttle-- box (and hence gettinga fresh weft-carrier) the rods 9, and 0, are likewise lifted, thereby 80 causing the -jaw' 12, to swing downwardly past the jaw a, thereby severing any thread which may then be between the jaws. The

timing of the change-shaft D, is such that it rocks when the shuttle containing the de- 85 pleted weft-carrier is in the shuttle-box C,

' at the replenishing side of the loom, in accordance with the usual timing in weft-replenishing looms. Therefore the thread extending from the selvage at the replenishing 40 side of the loom to the nearly depleted weftcarrier within the shuttle K, extends behind the aws.

This strand of weft is guided and directed to and between the jaws before. the pivoted to jaw closes by means of the thread director F. This thread director F. as best shown in Fig. 3, is an arm depending from a horizontal rock-shaft l1, carried by the lay near the entrance to the shuttle-box C. The

thread-director F, ordinarily is located behind the reed M, as shown in Fig. 4, "with;

its lower free end immediately above the plane oi the race-plate N. of the lay. The upper surface of the lay is recessed at m, to permit the -Forward swing of the lower hooked end n. of the tlil'(:l(l-(ll1'00lj0i, F. Ac- 1 cordinpjly, when the dircclorlflis swung forwardly, its lower hooked end travels for? wardly in the lay recess m, first below the 60 plane of the weft-lhrczul, thereby taking hold of the weft-thread and then carrying it forward and above said recess and between the jaws of the cutter, as shown in Fig. 5. This thread-(llrooting movement of M th thread-director F, occurs before the the race-way oi the lay; a thread-director meagre pivoted jaw 15 closes, so that the threadg is certainly 'cut.

1 begins to close substantially as soon as the st;

thread-director F, begins its forward swing, but the thread-director F, is given suiiicient surplus swing, as indicated in Fig. 5, so that it can carry the thread between the jaws while. they are still apart and before the 35 pivoted jaw b, closes down.

The thread-cutter is located above" the plane of the lay so that the lay passesbeneath the cutter, and the thread director on the lay directs the thread in o the path. of, the cutter while the shuttle with the depleted weft which is to be cut is in the neighboring shuttle box.

The surplus swing of the thread direcim' -F carries it forward of the cutting jaws, as

shown in Fig. 5. As the thread at this time extends from the salvage of the cloth to the shuttle, this extent of swing' of the thread director tightens the thread so that it is held taut when the cutter acts, thus'insuring the 10p cutting of the thread.

As the shuttle-box descends a torsional. spring Q, restores the thread-direotor to its normal rearward position of rest, and the pivoted jaw of the cutter opens. H95

A spring .T, permits the entire cutter to slide forward in case of any obstruction as, for example, in case the shuttle fails to properly box in the shuttle-box C.

I claim 1. A weft-replenishing" loom wherein the replenishment occurs prior to the complete exhaustion'of the running! weft having, in

combination, a rising and falling shuttle 1 7 box at the replenishing side of the loom; 211 change-shaft which is rocked when the run-f nmg weft approaches exhaustion; a train 'of mechanism operatively located between the change-shaft and the shuttle-box, where-- by the shuttle-box is lifted for the purpose of obtaining a fresh supply of weft and for, ejection of the depleted weft-carrier; a thread-cutter having: a stationary jaw and a pivoted jaw; instrumentalities between said pivoted jaw and the train of mechanism which lifts the shuttle-box, whereby the pivoted jaw is closed upon the stationary jaw concurrently .with the lifting of the shuttle-box; the lay having recess below normally located back of the reed and having a hook at its loWer end which swings forwardly first-through and then above and in front of said recess when the thread-director is actuated; a rock-shaft carried by the lay which carries said thread-director, said rock-shaft having a crank-arm; and a tappet on the rising and falling shuttle-box which encounters said crank arm when the shuttle-box rises, whereby the thread-director is swung forward to catch the weft and deliver it between the jaws of the cutter.

2. A weft=replenishing loom wherein the replenishment occurs prior to the complete exhaustion of the'running weft having, in combination, a rising and falling shuttlebox at the replenishing side of the loom; a change-shaft which is rocked-when the runnin'glweft approaches exhaustion; a train of mec anism operatively located between the change-shaft and the shuttle-box, whereby the shuttle-box is lifted for'the purpose of obtaining a fresh su ply of weft and for ejection ofthe -dep pivoted jaw instrumentalities between said which'liftsthe-.shuttldbonwhereby the piv- ;located back at its lower end which moves forwardly thread dir'ector d i swb tve n pivoted jaw endithe train of mechanism oted jaw is closed uponthe stationary jaw concurrently with the'lifting of the shuttlebox; the lay having a recess below the raceway of the lay; 'a thre'ad director. normally. of the reed 'and-ihaving ahoo through said recess when the is actuated; and actuating; the thread-director and the ing shuttle-box which actuate the threaddirector when the shuttle-box rises, whereby the thread-director is moved forward to catch the weft and deliver it between the jaws of the cutter.

3. A weft-replenishing loom wherein the replenishment occurs prior to the complete exhaustion of the running weft having, in combination, a shuttle box'mova'ble upon the lay at the replenishing side of the .loom; a weft-detector controlled train of mechanism which moves the shuttle-box with respect to the lay for the purpose of obtaininga' fresh supply of weft and for ejection of the depleted weft-carrierya thread-cutter; instrumentalities between said thread-cutter and the train of mechanism which moves the shuttle-box, wherebv the cutter acts concurs rently with the lifting of the shuttle-box; I

the lay having a recess below the race-way of the lay; a thread-director normally located back of the reed and having a hook at its lower end which moves forwardly through said recess .when the thread-director is actuated; and actuating devices between the thread-director and the shuttleetedv weft-carrier; a. thread-cutter stationary jaw d "rising and fail! box which actuale the thread-director when the shuttle-box moves, whereby the threaddirector is moved forward to catch the weft and deliver it to the cutter.

4. A weft-replenishing loom wherein the replenishment occurs priorto the complete exhaustion of the running weft having, in combination, a shuttle-box movable upon the lay at the replenishing side of the loom; a weft-detector controlled mechanism which moves the shuttle-box upon the lay for the purpose of obtaining a fresh supply of weft and for ejection of the depleted weft-carnor; a thread-cutter; the lay having a -re-' cess below the race-way of thelay; a threaddirector normally located back of the reed and having a hook at its lowerend which moves forwardly through said recess when the thread-director is actuated; and actuating" devices between the thread-director and the shuttle-box which actuate the thread director when the shuttle-box moves, whereby the thread-director is moved forward to catch the weft and deliver it to the cutter.

5. A weft-replenishing loom wherein the replenishment occurs prior to the complete exhaustion of the running weft having, in combination, a shuttle-box movable upon the lay at the replenishing side of the loom;

weft-detector controlled mechanism which moves the shuttle-box upon the lay for the purpose of obtaining a fresh supply of weft and for ejection ofthe depleted weft-carrier;

a thread-cutter; a thread-director normally located back of the reed; and actuating deviges, i hetween said, thread-director and the slifittle box which actuate the thread-directorwhen the shuttle-box moves, whereby the thread-director is moved forward to catch the weft and deliver it to the cutter.

6. A weft-replenishing loom wherein the replenishment occurs prior to the complete exhaustion. of the running weft having, in combination, a shuttle-box movable upon the lay atthe replenishing side of the loom;

weft-detector controlled mechanism which moves said shuttle-box for the purpose of obtaining a fresh supply of weft and for ejection of the depleted weft-carrier;- a thread-director; and actuating devices between-the thread-director and said shuttle- -box which actuate the thread director when the shuttle-box moves, whereby the threaddirector catches the weft and delivers it to the cutter.

In witness whereof,.I have hereunto signed my name 1nthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

EUGENE H. BALLOU. \Yitnesses:

FRANK J. DU'roHEn, FRED F. HALLIDAY, Jr. 

